Jones, Verrett, Domingo & Talvela Beethoven 9th Symphony 2/2

[bolotnikova68]

Awesome!

[bolotnikova68]

Awsome!

[bbbartolo]

I. have. never. heard. better. Wow. Thanks!

[wlahmann]

Domingo und Beethoven? Soll das ein Witz sein? Mein lieber Gott, das ist das Grauen! Diese Truppe gehört in den Knast!

[ilbacioditosca]

Dream Performance!What a Cast!!

[Gonec]

wow no immediate clapping at the end...

[Lohengrin]

i believe I have never heard the soprano part sung so well than here by Gwyneth... she is amazing

[mattiabp]

Yeah. I heard this piece for the first time in my life with Dame Gwyneth. Since then, I heard at least a hundred different versions, but noone sings like her.

[Ethratian]

For me it's really interesting how different interpretations could be. I wachted Karajans verion (which is available on youtube too) and I thought "this sounds like pure perfection". When I heard this performance with Leonard Bernstein I realized (again) that there are different forms of perfection. While Karajan expressed respect Bernstein exrpesses joy (this is of course only MY PERSONAL opinion and this comment has nothing to say because I'm no expert, I simply like classic music)

[moghedien13]

Jones' high notes sound so bell like

[mulligatoni]

the work is much more subtle than bernstein shows here. this isn't music, it's violence. disgusting!

[Hubrystical]

wow snob much?

[mulligatoni]

nah, i mean look at 3:17 - 3:21, where the text says "Diesen Kuss der ganze Welt"(this kiss to the entire world). well if that's what it looks like, when bernstein kisses his wife, then i'm glad i've never met them.

and think of what beethoven wanted to express with the music. that all men shall become brothers! instead bernstein takes the baton with 2 hands and beats the shit out of it. nothing to do with brotherhood and love....

[charmoka]

I appreciate your love of this work to comment as you have, but you're missing the real character of this work. It's not exactly (anyway at the end) a majestic proclamation of philosophy. Beethoven takes the words "Feuertrunken" - "Drunk with fire" and puts the encouragement of brotherhood into that frame. Bernstein does indeed "beat the shit out of it," and god bless him for it.

[skidj21]

Bernstein would have wanted to kiss his husband. Hope you know that.

[charmoka]

Please listen to more Beethoven... for example the Hammerklavier Sonata- now that's violence! What you hear as "violence" is great passion, which is in the score as written. If anything, Bernstein pulls it back a bit. The end of the Ninth should sound like a delirious drinking song run amok.

[mulligatoni]

Look into the score and re-think your position. you won't find any clue to your opinion in the score.

And don't you tell me to listen to more beethoven without knowing the extent of my knwoledge about beethoven.

[irpwny]

Absolutely beautiful :D

Except the trumpet.

[bullirish]

Strange audience reaction to such an outstanding performance.

[strangkille]

I agree completely... It´s like they didn´t know it was over. Ignorant audience...

[Albertpreason27]

it is metropolitan audience fellas. if you are very famous they applause your fart! The never changing Wallstreet working, manhattan living snobs... (Domingo was not so famous at 70's clearly)

[Albertpreason27]

sorry! me again, that is not the allegro assai presto section there is one more section coming forth classical audience may not applause until the end of the whole symphony (as long as the conductor leaves his baton), sorry for insulting the audience.

[kentusmaximus]

I'd bang old Dame Gwyneth

[leontyne2]

Bernstein loved Dame Gwyneth Jones.  He knew she was a singer with soul!

[liiiife]

magnificant!

[mjship11]

i think i had an eargasm right at the 2 minute mark with what the soprano does over the minor chord

[BeauTenor]

and even better when u add JONES...whew...

[waterfordwinstons]

Whenever you see Diva Verrett and Divo Domingo in one program you just know it is gona be Great Thank you Onequin65 Bravi Bravi Bravi love it

[Glenmed]

Powerful line-up. Powerful performance I thought. Strange how the Vienna audience did not seem to know what to make of it. Strange how Bernstein walked off without turning before any applause started. Need a professional musician to explain this.

[db7178]

yah, ya get the feeling Bernstein was snubbing them back. Assuming they were snubbing him. What WAS with that non-reaction?